Rural Life
Farmers and rural dwellers are being encouraged to "have their say" in a public consultation on the National Planning Framework.
Deputy Nolan welcomes that the First Home Scheme is to be extended to self-builders who are planning to build their own homes.
A recommendation that new rural housing should be directed towards "rural towns and villages" will be "fiercely resisted" according to a TD.
One-off housing in the countryside is set to become a thing of the past if new planning rules are implemented by local authorities.
New planning laws in county development plans over the next 12 to 18 months could see an end to one-off housing in Ireland's countryside.
Agri Politics
The National Planning Framework Coalition is demanding a meeting with the authors of the 2040 blueprint and the Minister for Housing.
Last night, up to 300 rural dwellers gathered for the first in a series of nationwide public meetings to address concerns over the NPF.
Fears were expressed that rural Ireland will be "forgotten about" in the National Planning Framework (NPF) for 2040.
The draft National Planning Framework Ireland 2040 plan has been described as “Dublin-centric and lacking ambition for rural Ireland”.
